PIX: Real Madrid's Benzema wins 2022 Ballon d'Or award

IMAGE: Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema is the first French player to win the trophy since Zinedine Zidane in 1998 and the fifth after Raymond Kopa, Michel Platini and Jean-Pierre Papin.......

Soccer PIX: Bayern snap winless run; Marseille go top

IMAGES from the soccer matches played across European leagues on Friday. IMAGE: Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala scores their second goal against Bayer Leverkusen during their Bundesliga match at......

Former France and Real Madrid great Kopa passes away at 85

IMAGE:  Raymond Kopa was one of France's most admired sportsmen. Photograph: Keystone/Getty Images Former France soccer great Raymond Kopa, who won three European Cups with Real Madrid in the......

Barcelona's Messi wins Ballon D'Or

Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi was awarded the 2009 Ballon D'Or, French magazine France Football said on its website on Tuesday. The 22-year-old became the first Ballon D'Or winner......

Kaka awarded 2007 Ballon d'Or

AC Milan and Brazil playmaker Kaka was awarded the 2007 Ballon d'Or by French magazine France Football on Sunday. Kaka, who won the Champions League with Milan last season, beat Manchester United's......